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Michigan Summer Beer Festival canceled due to coronavirus pandemic

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The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

The 2019 Summer Beer Festival returned to Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. The 22nd annual event featured more than 1,100 different beers from more than 150 of the best craft beer breweries in Michigan. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

Cherry Saison, brewed with Montgomery cherries, was presented by Brewery Vivant of Grand Rapids during the 2019 Summer Beer Festival at Riverside Park in Ypsilanti on July 26, 2019. Christopher M. Bjornberg, Special to the Free Press

Michigan Brewers Guild has canceled its Summer Beer Festival scheduled for July 24-25 in Ypsilanti's Riverside Park in historic Depot Town, due to uncertainty and concern for the general population amid coronavirus pandemic.

The oldest of the Guild’s four annual festivals, the summer festival would have featured approximately 150 Michigan breweries sampling more than 1,000 different Michigan beers, along with food and live music from Michigan bands.